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Dan Gilbert

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MI · Jul 10, 2013 → Jun 17, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$55.3Mreported sold
41investors
2Form D filings
2013–2014years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:29 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Dan Gilbert is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2013 and Jun 2014: Detroit Venture Partners, L.P. (Detroit, MI — pooled investment fund — 2013–2014; $55.3M reported sold to 41 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside BRIAN HERMELIN (2 shared filings), DVP General Partners Fund I, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity), Gabe Karp (2 shared filings), Jacob Cohen (2 shared filings), Josh Linkner (2 shared filings) and 1 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Dan. Each name links to their own page.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Group linked by Brian Hermelin (9 issuers, $772M reported sold, 2013–2024).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Group linked by Brian Hermelin has 9 companies on file and $772M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 3 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 2 public filings for Dan Gilbert and found 4 differences: Form D filed 37 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Dan Gilbert has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,531 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 363 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:29 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Dan Gilbert..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

3 cases: 1 open, 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

DAN A. GILBERT and MARIAN REGINA GIVHAN-GILBERT open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:19-bk-12297 · Filed Sep 26, 2019
Role of DAN A. GILBERT and MARIAN REGINA GIVHAN-GILBERT: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
Dan Gilbert and Susan Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 03-22420 · Filed May 21, 2003 · Closed Jun 29, 2004
Role of Dan Gilbert and Susan Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Dan Gilbert and April Gilbert closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 6:02-bk-73560 · Filed Jun 6, 2002 · Closed Sep 24, 2002
Role of Dan Gilbert and April Gilbert: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-09-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:29 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

4 differences found between the filings for Dan Gilbert (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 3, 2013 – Jul 10, 2013

Form D filed 37 days after the first sale — Detroit Venture Partners, L.P.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 3, 2013. The Form D was filed Jul 10, 2013 — 37 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 22 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jun 3, 2013 – Jun 17, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Detroit Venture Partners, L.P. (latest filing Jun 17, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 17, 2014 (first sale Jun 3, 2013). It reports $55,260,521 sold of $70,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Jul 10, 2013 – Jun 17, 2014

Offering amount changed between filings — Detroit Venture Partners, L.P.

The Jul 10, 2013 filing says $50,000,000 offered; the Jun 17, 2014 Form D/A says $70,000,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Apr 15, 2010

Same name, different state: "Dan Gilbert" (GA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is MI. A separate record, "Dan Gilbert" with address state GA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Hairy Entertainment, LLC (Apr 15, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 10, 2013 to Jun 17, 2014; the other has one filing dated Apr 15, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 17, 2014 D/A
Detroit Venture Partners, L.P.
File 021-199316
$0$0$0
The General Partner of the Issuer is entitled to a management fee.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Dan Gilbert on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Group linked by Brian Hermelin

Detroit Venture Partners, L.P.

Detroit, MI · Jul 10, 2013 → Jun 17, 2014 · 2 filings
  • Jun 17, 2014 · D/A · $55,260,521 sold of $70,000,000 · 41 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Manager and Member of Issuer's General Partner.) EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 10, 2013 · D · $22,044,088 sold of $50,000,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Manager and Member of Issuer's General Partner.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $55.3M from 41 investors (79% of the $70M target) as of the latest filing. Dan is listed as executive officer, director on 2 filings for this deal.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Dan Gilbert — GA, 1 issuer, Apr 15, 2010 → Apr 15, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around Dan 6

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Person

Josh Linkner

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Josh Linkner is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JC
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Person

Jacob Cohen

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 15 other issuers

Jacob Cohen is on 16 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

TS
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Person

Ted Serbinski

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Dan Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

GK
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Person

Gabe Karp

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Dan Gilbert. Their page shows their other deals.

BH
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Person

BRIAN HERMELIN

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

BRIAN HERMELIN is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Group linked by Brian Hermelin

9 issuers · 24 filings · $772M reported sold · 2013–2024

One team, 9 deal companies. Dan Gilbert is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Dan Gilbert.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

A person is never an adviser firm. 1 of the 1 issuer this person is listed on matches a Form ADV adviser (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026): Detroit Venture Partners, L.P..

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Dan Gilbert by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Dan Gilbert is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Detroit Venture Partners, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #316,761 of 374,652 in line (564 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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